Libia

Girls' name

Form of Libya

Libia has been given to 73 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1974, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Libia, 2024

1 in 669,000

Libia over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Libia: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Libya

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Libia means

Libia is a form of Libya.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Libia is used in Spanish.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈli.βja/ for Libia.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Libya.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 73 girls were recorded with the name Libia between 1912 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1974; its best national rank was #3,217 in 1912.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Libia?

Libia had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 669,000; 5 of 3,342,801 births
Among girls only: 1 in 324,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 463,412 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Libia sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 463,412 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Libia. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Libias were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Libia was born before 1982 — so the typical Libia is around 43 today.

Median birth year: 1982; About 43 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 24.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 31.5%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 68; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 24.7% of all recorded uses (18).

Is Libia rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1974 (7)
Years since peak: 51; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 28.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,217; 1912

Spellings of Libia

Libia is not the most common spelling — Linda is, with 37.7% against Libia's <0.01%.

Linda37.7%1,455,143
Lisa25.0%967,229
Olivia14.7%567,345
Alicia6.0%230,790
Lydia4.8%187,039
Lila2.0%76,493
Lucia1.5%59,335
Alivia0.90%34,786

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Libia by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,217; 1912
Peak year: 1974; 7 that year
First recorded: 1912
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 73
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Libia

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Libny Libni Libi Libra Libera Libbi Libbey Libba Liberti Elbia Sobia Liberta Libya Liboria Rubia Rebia Libna Yubia Bia Tabia Liba Zobia Lesbia Abia

Sibling names for Libia

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Kesha Stephenie Tawana Joleen Danelle Joey Shanda Nakia

For a brother

Demond Erin Giuseppe Abdul Andrea Jamey Chadwick Torrey

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